Improved extension-table



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IMPROVE!) EXTENSION-TABLE.

yThe Schedule refeh'ed to'i these Letters Patent and making part of vthesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRANCIS R. WOLFINGER, of

' the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, andJOSEPH BARRETT, of Ireland, and resident of Chicago, Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements Vin Extension-Tables 5 and We dohereby declare that the following, is l a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specification, -in

Figure 1 represents side elevation of the table when half extended, andY y Figure 2 represents the plan of extension-folds, rails, and pockets.

Similar letters of reference represent similar parts of the table.

The nature of our invention consistsin the extension arrangement of theparts of the table, the same lnovingor extending from the sides of thecentral or main part of the table to thc outer ends. r

It consists also in making the said central or main part of the table insuch a manner as to have it provided witll recesses suflieientlylargeyto hold any number of auxiliary leaves when the table is folded.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

\A is the main or central solid part of the table, supported by foui'legs, a a, and providediwith partition B, on and to the top of which anarrow stationary leaf or cpentre-pieeql), is secured, whichleaf-or`ecntrepiece makes, when 'the table is folded, one level surfacewith leaves C C, secured to and moved with end-rails DD, supported bylegs E E. l

F F are recesses, made in the cross-rails R R of the central table A,into which auxiliary leaves, G G, are placed when the table is folded,the top of their piles coming snugly under the leaves C C.

H H are the extension-folds, each made of two or more links, and of suchwidth, or, rather, height, that when extended, the auxiliary leavesplaced on them make one smooth surface with centre-leaf 11 and leaves CC.

Pockets, I I, are provided in the rails and D', on the outside of D andon the inside of D', to accommodate the extension-folds when the tableis folded.

g g are the dowel-pins, fitting corresponding holes,

to retain auxiliary leaves in place; and h It are notches, made in siderails' D D, to accommodate the dowelpins g g', when said leaves occupythe recesses F F.

Necessary hooks and staples are provided to secure table A to theextending-trames when the table is folded.

The width of the auxiliary leaves G G is such that, when the table isextended, they will fill the space between the centre-piece l) and theleaves C C thoroughly.

That we claim as ein invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isv An extension-table, consisting of a central frame, A, having theside rails cut away to form recesses-F, to receive the detachable topboards G, and having the extension-frames connected thereto by thehinged bars H, all constructed and arranged to operate as set forth.

FRANCIS It. WOLFINGER. JOSEPH BARRETT. Witnesses:

J. B. TURGHIN, N. KROEBER.

